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Does anyone know how Royal Caribbean calculates the taxes on the fares? I see an 8-night Eastern Caribbean (4 ports) with taxes of $114. Then there's a 6-night Western with 3 ports and the taxes are higher ($120).

I have booked a 7-night with 4 ports in the Southern Caribbean and the taxes are $44.00!!

Does anyone know how Royal Caribbean calculates the taxes on the fares? I see an 8-night Eastern Caribbean (4 ports) with taxes of $114. Then there's a 6-night Western with 3 ports and the taxes are higher ($120).

I have booked a 7-night with 4 ports in the Southern Caribbean and the taxes are $44.00!!

A lot of inconsistencies!

The so-called "Govt Fees/Taxes" that are added to the cruisefare are "charges/expenditures" that the cruiseline has to pay and is allowed to pass on to the cruiser. They aren't a percentage of the cruisefare. The cruiselines aren't very forthcoming about the specifics. ken

Royal Caribbean doesn't set the port charges. The ports do. Royal Caribbean is charged for docking at each port, and that cost is passed on to the cruisers. Some ports charge higher port charges than others. They also tend to charge more per passenger the larger the ship is.

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Royal Caribbean cruises:
04/2001 - Voyager of the Seas
09/2002 - Monarch of the Seas
11/2003 - Voyager of the Seas
04/2005 - Radiance of the Seas
11/2010 - Liberty of the Seas
03/2011 - Navigator of the Seas
10/2012 - Freedom of the Seas
04/2013 - Jewel of the Seas
05/2014 - Vision of the Seas
08/2014 - Enchantment of the Seas
11/2014 - Independence of the Seas

Royal Caribbean doesn't set the port charges. The ports do. Royal Caribbean is charged for docking at each port, and that cost is passed on to the cruisers. Some ports charge higher port charges than others. They also tend to charge more per passenger the larger the ship is.

Depends on the ports that you leave/visit. The cheapest that I know of is San Juan @ $44.32 per (02/10/13 sail) versus our upcoming Allure out of Fort Lauderdale (02/09/14) @ 126.45 per. Both are for 7 days.

Also, our August, 11 2013 cruise out of Barcelona the fee is $124.50 for a 12 niter.

For the first time, we book a Panama Canal cruise "next cruise" while on the Enchantment. The tax was almost $115. more than if we had booked it when we got home. I inquired about it after checking prices online(has I always do) after we got home. Basically, I got no real answer as to why the tax was higher. If the cruise price wasn't higher, I would have canceled and re- booked.

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Navigator of the Seas - 02/04, Voyager of the Seas - 09/04, Mariner of the Seas - 11/05, Mariner of the Seas -12/06, Jewel of the Seas - 12/07, Grandeur of the Seas 11/08, Monarch of the Seas - 09/09, Grandeur of the Seas - 11/09, Enchantment of the Seas -12/10, Explorer of the Seas -12/11, Freedom of the Seas - 12/12, Enchantment of the Seas - 4/13, Legend of the Seas - 11/13, Grandeur of the Seas - 06/14 **Upcoming cruise -- Explorer of the Seas - 11/14**

For the first time, we book a Panama Canal cruise "next cruise" while on the Enchantment. The tax was almost $115. more than if we had booked it when we got home. I inquired about it after checking prices online(has I always do) after we got home. Basically, I got no real answer as to why the tax was higher. If the cruise price wasn't higher, I would have canceled and re- booked.

RCI does or at least they did on my last Mariner OTS Suez canal cruise credit your account if the Fees drop on your bill as "CRUISE TAX/FEE CRED. 7.99-" (per person). Of course they were $276.30/PP before the reduction.